New Constitutional Bench to be formed on June 6 to hear HoR dissolution case in Nepal
The Hindu
Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana’s announcement came as justices Deepak Kumar Karki and Anand Mohan Bhattarai opted out of the five-member Constitutional Bench.
A new Constitutional Bench of Nepal’s Supreme Court will be formed on June 6 to hear a bunch of petitions challenging the dissolution of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice announced on Wednesday after differences among justices delayed the crucial hearing. Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana’s announcement came as justices Deepak Kumar Karki and Anand Mohan Bhattarai on Wednesday opted out of the five-member Constitutional Bench, presided over by the Chief Justice and hearing the House dissolution case. The two justices opted out after justices Tej Bahadur K. C. and Bam Kumar Shrestha refused to recuse themselves from the case, The Himalayan Times reported.More Related News